2025–26 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C.
2025–26 season
ChairmanPeter Lawwell
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumCeltic Park
PremiershipPre-season
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Champions LeaguePlay-off round

The 2025–26 season is Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football.

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic faced Queen's Park and Cork City in early July.[1][2] They then travelled to Portugal for a pre-season training camp, where they will play Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP.[3][4] On returning to Glasgow, the Scottish champions will face Newcastle United at Celtic Park.[5] Their pre-season schedule concludes with a mini tournament in Italy, where they will play Ajax and either Como or Al-Ahli.[6]

4 July 2025 Friendly Queen's Park 0–1 Celtic Glasgow
19:45 BST Report Kenny 20' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
8 July 2025 Cork Super Cup Cork City 1–2 Celtic Cork, Ireland
18:00 IST Murray 66' Report McCowan 27'
Donovan 87'		 Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
12 July 2025 Friendly Estrela da Amadora 3–2 Celtic Seixal, Portugal
11:00 WEST Godoy 37' (pen.)
Otávio 44'
Cabral 65'		 Report Hatate 7'
Idah 53'		 Stadium: Benfica Campus
16 July 2025 Friendly Sporting CP v Celtic Faro/Loulé, Portugal
19:30 WEST Stadium: Estádio Algarve
19 July 2025 Adidas Trophy Celtic v Newcastle United Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
24 July 2025 Como Cup Ajax v Celtic Como, Italy
20:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
26/27 July 2025 Como Cup Como or Al-Ahli v Celtic Como, Italy
TBC CEST Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership

The Premiership fixture list was announced on 20 June 2025.[7] Celtic will begin their title defence against St Mirren at Celtic Park.[8]

3 August 2025 Celtic v St Mirren Glasgow
16:30 BST Stadium: Celtic Park

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Celtic will enter the UEFA Champions League at the play-off round.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

[9][10]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  DEN Kasper Schmeichel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK  FIN Viljami Sinisalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK  SCO Ross Doohan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  CAN Alistair Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  IRL Liam Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  USA Auston Trusty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF  USA Cameron Carter-Vickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF  JPN Hayato Inamura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 DF  SCO Anthony Ralston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 DF  SCO Stephen Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 DF  SCO Kieran Tierney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
14 MF  SCO Luke McCowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  KOR Kwon Hyeok-kyu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF  BEL Arne Engels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  POR Paulo Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF  JPN Reo Hatate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF  SCO Callum McGregor (captain) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF  SCO James Forrest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  POR Jota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW  SWE Benjamin Nygren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  IRL Adam Idah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW  KOR Yang Hyun-jun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW  WAL Callum Osmand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW  AUS Marco Tilio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  IRL Johnny Kenny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW  JPN Daizen Maeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW  HON Luis Palma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 1 July 2025
Source: Competitions

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Aberdeen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4 Dundee United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: [11][12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

Competition overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 3 August 2025 Round 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Scottish Cup January 2026 Fourth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 16/17 August 2025 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League 19/20 August 2025 Play-off round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

Club

Management

Position[14] Name
Manager Brendan Rodgers[15]
Assistant Manager John Kennedy[16]
First Team Coach Adam Sadler[17]
Gavin Strachan[18]
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods[19]

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet

The club is in the first year of a new deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier since 2020.[20][21][22]

Home
Third
  • Home: The home kit features a tartan pattern within the traditional green and white hoops, and a dark green trim. White shorts and socks complete the look.[23]
  • Third: The third kit features an off white shirt with an orange trim, pale green hoops and an embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by pale green shorts and matching socks.[24]

Transfers

In

Pos Player From Type Window Fee
DF Kieran Tierney Arsenal Transfer Summer Free[25]
DF Isaac English Greenock Morton Transfer Summer Undisclosed[26]
GK Ross Doohan Aberdeen Transfer Summer Free[27]
FW Benjamin Nygren Nordsjælland Transfer Summer Undisclosed[28]
FW Callum Osmand Fulham Transfer Summer Compensation[29]
DF Hayato Inamura Albirex Niigata Transfer Summer Undisclosed[30]

Out

Pos Player To Type Window Fee
GK Scott Bain Falkirk Transfer Summer Free[31][32]
FW Joey Dawson Scunthorpe United Transfer Summer Free[33]
DF Matthew Anderson Kortrijk Transfer Summer Undisclosed[34]
DF Greg Taylor PAOK Transfer Summer Free[35][36]
FW Daniel Cummings West Ham United Transfer Summer Compensation[37]
DF Maik Nawrocki Hannover 96 Loan Summer Loan[38]
DF Gustaf Lagerbielke Braga Transfer Summer Undisclosed[39][40]
DF Liam Bonetig Melbourne City Transfer Summer Undisclosed[41]
FW Nicolas Kühn Como Transfer Summer Undisclosed[42][43]
DF Alasdair Davidson Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free[44]

See also

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